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The flower from Lincoln's grave: sung with great success by James Holbertson words by Burton Lawrence; music by James Holbertson
This is sheet music for a tribute song to Abraham Lincoln, written by Burton Lawrence and sung by James Holberton. The lyrics suggest that it derives from an African-American perspective, with “dis darkey’s” and “ole massa”, who undoubtedly holds…
‘The General Laws of the State of California from 1850 to 1864’
This is a manuscript of California state laws. It outlines the inalienable rights of its citizens, social, political and personal prohibitions, as well as local legislation. Slavery was prohibited unless it was a punishment for a crime, the fugitive…
The White Slave
This is a photograph of a white child shining a black man’s shoes. It was used in the anti-slavery movement in California to evoke sympathy and show how inhumane slavery was. Although bonded labour was deemed illegal in the state laws, there were…
Enfranchising of Women
This is a typed, formal document presented to the Legislatives assembly of British Columbia, in order to ask for permission to include women in the political franchise. It is a black and white document printed by ‘Richard Wolfenden, Printers to the…
Hawaii’s “Blue” Laws
A newspaper article which examines the ‘constitution and laws’ of Hawaii as suggested by missionaries after they arrived in Hawaii. Amongst these laws were those that were focused upon the Ten Commandments. However, this article deals with laws…
Vancouver’s Island
This British Foreign Office document, dated from March 1849, on Vancouver’s Island is an eight paged confidential document on the settlement and colonization of Vancouver’s Island. It includes the discussion of trade license laws, the North-West…
Mission Indian Federal Constitution CA. 1922
The below source is a document which was created using a type writer. This printed textual source headed with ‘Constitution’ outlines the objectives of the Mission Indian Federation in California, 1922. The Mission Indian Tribe in southern California…
American Indian Religious Freedom Act 1978
The below source is one-page document outlining an Act from 1978 which recognises the rights of Native Americans to practice their religion of choice. The source titled the ‘Joint Resolution’ of The American Indian Religious Freedom Act, 1978 marked…
The Pacific Canadian
The source is a Pacific Canadian newspaper based in New Westminster, British Columbia. Its targeted audience is the local literate population in the Greater Vancouver area who are aware of local news and politics. It features four pages of news,…
An Act to amend ‘The Indian Act’ 1887
This document is a piece of legislation that shows us several amendments to the Indian Act, using formal vocabulary. It states that the Superintendent General has the ultimate power over native people in matters of property entitlement. The natural…